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British architect (1755–1794)
James Playfair (5 August 1755 – 23 February 1794) was a Scottish architect who worked largely in the neoclassical tradition. Playfair was born 175 in
James_Playfair_(architect)
Topics referred to by the same term
James Playfair may refer to: James Playfair (architect) (1755–1794), Scottish architect James Playfair (minister) (1738–1819), Scottish clergyman James
James_Playfair
Scottish architect (1790-1857)
landmarks. Playfair was born on 15 July 1790 in Russell Square, London to Jessie Graham and James Playfair. His father was also an architect, and his uncles
William_Henry_Playfair
Surname list
James Playfair (architect) (1755–1794), Scottish architect, brother of John, Robert and William, father of William Henry Jim Playfair (born 1964), Canadian
Playfair_(surname)
British polymath (1759–1823)
Dundee in Scotland. His notable brothers were architect James Playfair and mathematician John Playfair. His father died in 1772 when he was 13, leaving
William_Playfair
Scottish minister and scientist (1748–1819)
ground). Playfair's brothers were architect James Playfair, solicitor Robert Playfair and engineer William Playfair. His nephew, William Henry Playfair (1790–1857)
John_Playfair
British scientist and politician (1818–1898)
Andrews, his grandfather being Rev Prof James Playfair, Principal of the University of St Andrews. All of Playfair's siblings were sent back to Scotland to
Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair
Lyon_Playfair,_1st_Baron_Playfair
Estate house in Scottish Borders, Scotland
kitchens. Around 1837, James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe (1816–1879) commissioned the fashionable architect William Henry Playfair to remodel and rebuild
Floors_Castle
Memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland
overlooking the city of Edinburgh and was designed by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. Dugald Stewart was a professor at the University of Edinburgh
Dugald_Stewart_Monument
Scottish architect (1739-1795)
James Craig (31 October 1739 – 23 June 1795) was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in lowlands of the country and especially his native city of Edinburgh
James_Craig_(architect)
Country house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
designs by architect James Playfair. It replaced an earlier house of 1781 by Robert Burn, which was in part incorporated into the Playfair scheme. Sir
Cairness_House
(1796–1849) William Henry Playfair (1790–1857) William Porden (c. 1755–1822) George Porter (died 1856) James Pigott Pritchett (1789–1868) James Pigott Pritchett
List_of_British_architects
Building in Edinburgh, Scotland
Henry Playfair, except for the dome added later. It is a Category A listed building. Efforts by Edinburgh Town Council to build a college led to James VI
Old College, University of Edinburgh
Old_College,_University_of_Edinburgh
Day and boarding school in Scotland
sea captain, merchant and ship-owner John McNabb, and the architect William Henry Playfair was responsible for the design of the school building. Dollar
Dollar_Academy
Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819)
various times William Murdoch, John Rennie, William Playfair, John Southern, Logan Henderson, James Lawson, William Brunton, Isaac Perrins, and others
James_Watt
Scottish architect and town planner
Edinburgh's Third New Town were faithfully carried on by his pupil William Henry Playfair, who later designed many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks. Few of
William_Stark_(architect)
Church in Fife, Scotland
College, St Andrews Hugh Lyon Playfair Rev James Playfair (minister) (memorial only) Lt Col Sir Robert Lambert Playfair LLD, soldier and author Prof Alexander
St_Andrews_Cathedral
15th-century castle near Brechin in Angus, Scotland
the estate was confiscated. The castle was transformed by the architect, James Playfair in 1791 into a large house. The castle returned to Clan Carnegie
Kinnaird_Castle,_Brechin
Part of National Galleries Scotland in Edinburgh
place for a new building to house the RSA. The noted Scottish architect William Henry Playfair was commissioned to prepare designs, and on 30 August 1850
Scottish_National_Gallery
English architect (died 1822) August 5 – James Playfair, Scottish Neoclassical architect (died 1794) September 3 – Johan Martin Quist, Danish architect (died
1755_in_architecture
Large house in Moray, Scotland
was not carried out, nor were James Playfair's 1788 designs for an extensive remodelling in "the Saxon style". Playfair's walled garden was constructed
Cullen_House
Cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland
Professor John Playfair (1748–1819) was an important mathematician and scientist of his day. He was brother to architect James Playfair and engineer William
Old_Calton_Burial_Ground
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
The terrace was designed by the architect William Henry Playfair in 1825 and built between 1826 and 1833. Playfair designed Regent, Royal, and Carlton
Regent_Terrace
Frederick Thomas Pilkington (1832–1898) James Playfair (1755–1794), father of William Henry William Henry Playfair (1790–1857) B. Marcus Priteca (1889–1971)
Architecture_of_Scotland
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
the grandest, were the showpiece of Playfair's conception for the Eastern New Town, intended to be grander than James Craig's original development. The
Royal_Terrace,_Edinburgh
Intellectual movement in 18th–19th century Scotland
physician and bibliophile John Playfair (1748–1819) mathematician, geologist James Playfair (1755–1794) architect William Playfair (1759–1823) engineer, political
Scottish_Enlightenment
Art museum in Edinburgh, Scotland
designed by the noted Scottish architect William Henry Playfair and built in 1822–6. According to the antiquary James Grant, 2000 piles were driven into
Royal Scottish Academy Building
Royal_Scottish_Academy_Building
Roman ruins in Algeria
1875 when Robert Lambert Playfair, Britain's consul in Algiers, inspired by Bruce's account, visited the site. In 1877 Playfair described Timgad in more
Timgad
Astronomical observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland
Observatory, or after its designer James Craig House. The central building with the appearance of a Greek temple is the Playfair Building, named after the building's
City_Observatory
Art institution in Edinburgh, Scotland
exhibitions, the Royal Institution designed by the noted Scottish architect William Henry Playfair, was erected in Edinburgh at the junction of The Mound and
Royal_Scottish_Academy
18th- and 19th-century revivalist style
Courthouse, Bordeaux, France, unknown architect, 1839-1846 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, by William Henry Playfair, 1822-1826 Propylaea (Munich)
Neoclassical_architecture
British lawyer (1818–1890)
son James Lorimer (1852–1898) died in Grahamstown, South Africa. Lorimer's portrait, by J. H. Lawson, hangs in the main stair leading to the Playfair Library
James_Lorimer_(advocate)
organisers in World War II No. 25 — Charles James Mathews, actor and impresario from 1865 to 1870 No. 26 — Nigel Playfair, actor-manager The publisher Max Reinhardt
Pelham_Crescent,_London
Scottish architect (1781–1852)
design training in London, possibly under the tutelage of James Playfair, but as Playfair died in 1794, the offices of Robert Lugar seem more likely
John_Smith_(architect)
Scottish architect (1761-1823)
said to derive from the earlier local example of Melville Castle by James Playfair. Many of his works have been demolished. He was born in Ancrum, Roxburghshire
Archibald_Elliot
Historic site in Scotland
William Henry Playfair. Some of the Playfair buildings were demolished in 1910 when a 2-storey nursery wing was added by the architect Detmar Blow. In
Islay_House
Residential street in Edinburgh, Scotland
Residents enjoy access to Regent Gardens. The Greek Revival architect William Henry Playfair designed Carlton Terrace in the 1820s, and a number of his
Carlton_Terrace,_Edinburgh
Mansion in Midlothian, Scotland
level in that year. The present castle was designed in 1786–1791 by James Playfair for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville. The castle remained in the
Melville_Castle
Scottish painter (1856–1936)
sold at auction in 2000 for £32,900. His portraits include those of Lyon Playfair, Joseph Lister, Peter Hately Waddell and Frederick Guthrie Tait. Lorimer
John_Henry_Lorimer
Scottish architect (1789-1870)
complete Robert Adam's Old College. He lost the competition to William Henry Playfair. Thenceforth, Burn started designing country houses. In 1827, he was elected
William_Burn
Philip Hardwick. St Stephen's Church, Edinburgh, designed by William Henry Playfair. St John on Bethnal Green, London, designed by John Soane. Second Christiansborg
1828_in_architecture
architect in the High Victorian Gothic style William Henry Playfair (1790–1857), architect of the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish
List_of_people_from_Edinburgh
School in Linlithgow, Scotland
Donaldson's Hospital building in Edinburgh was designed by architect William Henry Playfair in the Jacobethan style. The building is built round a quadrangle
Donaldson's_School
Scottish architect (1819–1898)
James Matthews (12 December 1819 – 28 June 1898) was a prominent 19th-century architect in northern Scotland who also served as Lord Provost of Aberdeen
James_Matthews_(architect)
The Dugald Stewart Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by W. H. Playfair, is completed. The Burns Monument, Edinburgh, is designed by Thomas Hamilton
1831_in_architecture
Scottish printer and newspaper publisher
Sir James Donaldson (10 December 1751 – 16 December 1830) was a Scottish printer and newspaper publisher. He bequeathed a large part of his estate to
James_Donaldson_(publisher)
American architect (1810-1865)
joined his older cousin, William Notman to train as an architect in the office of William Henry Playfair in Edinburgh prior to emigrating to the United States
John_Notman
Scottish peer, landscape architect and philanthropist (1750–1811)
employed the leading architects. For example, he commissioned Robert Adam to develop plans for a new house at Cullen and James Playfair to redesign the existing
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater
James_Ogilvy,_7th_Earl_of_Findlater
Mansion house and estate in West Lothian, Scotland
the Scottish baronial style by the architect William Henry Playfair, a prominent 19th-century Scottish architect. An additional story was added in 1870
Kirknewton_House
Scottish civil engineer (1801–1889)
to William Henry Playfair as an architect, but in 1824 he left this position to pursue engineering. He obtained a place with James Rennie working in
James_Leslie_(engineer)
Mitchell, actor James Owen, writer and journalist Nigel Playfair, actor and theatre manager Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and composer James Ridley, author
List of alumni of University College, Oxford
List_of_alumni_of_University_College,_Oxford
Caröe, English ecclesiastical architect (died 1938) March 19 – William Henry Playfair, English-born neoclassical architect working in New Town, Edinburgh
1857_in_architecture
father-figure Lionel Kopelowitz". The JC. 28 July 2019. Rollin, Jack (1997). Playfair football who's who 1998. London: Headline. ISBN 0-7472-5810-4. Saxon, Wolfgang
List of people from Newcastle upon Tyne
List_of_people_from_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Ruined house in Scotland
The architect William Adam prepared designs for the house and parklands in 1745. In 1790, William Henry Playfair was commissioned by the James Graham
Buchanan_Auld_House
former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1968–1975) Thomas Alfred Playfair – Former Chairman of Perpetual Trustees the and National Bank of Australasia
List_of_Shore_Old_Boys
Sir William Allan, James Hogg (the "Ettrick Shepherd"), Lord Jeffrey, Professor John Playfair, Sir Walter Scott, George Thomson, James Watt and John Wilson;
William Nicholson (artist, born 1781)
William_Nicholson_(artist,_born_1781)
William Adam (1689–1748), father of James, John and Robert; architect and mason James Alison (1862–1932), architect responsible for the appearance of late
List_of_Scots
Former church in Edinburgh, Scotland
Church was built in 1827–1828, on a vast scale, to a design by architect William Henry Playfair (1789–1857). It is described as "Baroque power and Grecian
Saint Stephen's Theatre, Edinburgh
Saint_Stephen's_Theatre,_Edinburgh
Russian imperial architect during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I (died 1881) February 23 – James Playfair, Scottish Neoclassical architect (born 1755; consumption)
1794_in_architecture
since 1818; the first recorded winner was Captain Playfair, who later became Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair, Provost of St Andrews and captain of the R&A. The
Scotscraig_Golf_Club
William Kent, architect, landscape architect and furniture designer (born c. 1685) 12 May – Thomas Lowndes, astronomer (born 1692) 27 August – James Thomson
1748_in_Great_Britain
Scottish architect
Usher Cunningham, was born on 16 February 1839. Other sons included George Playfair Cunningham (1837-1867) and William Russell Cunningham (1835-1878). A number
John_Cunningham_(architect)
School in Australia
former managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Judy Playfair – silver medal-winning swimmer at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Claire
Kambala_School
District in Scotland
southern edge of the Silvermills area. It was designed by the architect William Playfair in 1827. It is unusual for its main church being raised by a storey
Stockbridge,_Edinburgh
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
Robert Cockerell RA (27 April 1788 – 17 September 1863) was an English architect, archaeologist and writer. He studied architecture under Robert Smirke
Charles_Robert_Cockerell
Building in Midlothian, Scotland
the following years. John Adam resurfaced the building in 1762 and James Playfair inserted a low window into the east facade in 1786. Overall, the palace
Dalkeith_Palace
proposers were James Bonar, John Playfair, and David Brewster. In 1809 he organised the building of a new church at Bolton, the architect being Archibald
Andrew_Stewart_(minister)
Building in Edinburgh, Scotland
& co) The Dome stands on the site of the old Physicians' Hall, by architect James Craig. As the winner of the New Town planning competition in 1766,
The_Dome,_Edinburgh
British neoclassical architect (1728–1792)
neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time
Robert_Adam
Polish–Lithuanian architect (1753–1798)
temple, pre-dated the work of Thomas Hamilton and James Playfair, two notable Scottish architects to introduce classicism in the United Kingdom. He is
Laurynas_Gucevičius
HQ of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Hall, and so the surgeons commissioned the leading Edinburgh architect William Playfair to build the present day Surgeons' Hall, which opened in 1832
Surgeons'_Hall
Pattison, landscape architect William Henry Playfair, architect Deborah Saunt, co-founder of Deborah Saunt David Hills Architects (DSDHA) Frank Worthington
List of University of Edinburgh people
List_of_University_of_Edinburgh_people
Monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
designed during 1823–1826 by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair and is modeled upon the Parthenon in Athens. Construction started in 1826
National_Monument_of_Scotland
was designed by architects Gustavus Alphonse Morell and John Edward Kemp. The foundation stone was laid by Sydney mayor Thomas Playfair in December 1884
Her_Majesty's_Theatre,_Sydney
British Army general (1890–1971)
London Gazette. 11 June 1942. p. 2477. Playfair et al. 1973, p. 393 Playfair et al. 1966, p. 114 Bjorge 1985 Playfair et al. 1973, p. 136 "No. 36120". The
Humfrey_Gale
English actor and theatre manager (1858–1939)
including Henry Ainley, Oscar Asche, Lilian Braithwaite, Isadora Duncan, Nigel Playfair, Nancy Price, Harcourt Williams and Moffat Johnston. Benson was the older
Frank_Benson_(actor)
1932) 9 March – James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, general in Spanish service and landowner (born 1776) 19 March – William Henry Playfair, architect (born 1790 in
1857_in_Scotland
Divinity school of the University of Edinburgh
neo-gothic building was designed by the respected 19th century architect William Henry Playfair. The New College library was founded in 1843 as the Library
New_College,_Edinburgh
Scottish mathematician and physicist (1766–1832)
Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Playfair, Thomas Charles Hope and George Dunbar. When John Playfair died in 1819, Leslie was promoted to the
John_Leslie_(physicist)
Central area of Edinburgh, Scotland
Henry Playfair. He was appointed in February 1818, and produced a plan in April 1819, that closely followed Starks's recommendations. Playfair’s designs
New_Town,_Edinburgh
Historic Victorian cemetery in Edinburgh
Mactier Pirrie (1882–1907) anthropologist (N) William Henry Playfair (1790–1857), architect Olive Rae (1878–1933), operatic soprano Rev Robert Rainy (1820–1906)
Dean_Cemetery
British artist (born 1959)
Enlightenment, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and others of James Clerk Maxwell, William Henry Playfair and John Witherspoon. Stoddart says of his own motivation
Alexander_Stoddart
Area of Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy. The former was designed by James Smith in the Palladian style in the 1690s, remodelled and extended by James Playfair in the 1780s and the library and
Raith,_Fife
Scottish peer, politician and soldier
the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Ninian Imrie, John Playfair and Sir John Leslie. He served as the Society's vice president from 1815
Francis_Gray,_14th_Lord_Gray
English architect (1795–1860)
Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was an English architect best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known
Charles_Barry
English architect (1753–1837)
303, housed in a specially designed cabinet, Sir William Chambers, James Playfair, Matthew Brettingham, Thomas Sandby, etc. There are a large number of
John_Soane
Municipal building in St Andrews, Scotland
John Watson Gordon of the former provost of St Andrews, Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair. There is also a wood carving by the Polish artist, Józef Sękalski, depicting
St_Andrews_Town_Hall
Canadian architect
Ottawa Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Funeral Home "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada"
Cecil_Burgess
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
was undertaken for the Housing Board, William Henry Foggitt being its architect at the time. This was the first of a number of alterations undertaken
Orient_Hotel,_The_Rocks
American actress (Peyton Place, The Young Lawyers, Brian's Song). Wendy Playfair, 99, Australian actress (Prisoner). Kiril Pop Hristov, 58, Macedonian actor
Deaths_in_March_2026
Painting by Alexander Nasmyth
acquaintance with Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, notably John Playfair, John Leslie, James Hall and James Hutton. The group took a keen interest in examining the
Princes_Street_(painting)
Exclusive club for men in Australia
professor of law Cardinal George Pell AC Brigadier Hon Thomas Alfred John Playfair DSO OBE VD MLC, Meat exporter, soldier and politician. Rt Hon Sir George
List of Australian Club members
List_of_Australian_Club_members
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Playfair). In 1842 Unwin was experiencing financial difficulties and the southern allotments, now the site of Playfair's Garage, were sold to James Chapman
Penrhyn_House
Scottish architects
a handsome and unusual building forming part of a terrace designed by Playfair and built by their own father in 1824. It is possible that the unit was
R_&_R_Dickson
City in Turkey
Marmara, Turkey". turkeytravelplanner.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022. Playfair, James (1812). "A System of Geography, Ancient and Modern". google.gr. "Full
Tekirdağ
Auberge in Valletta, Malta
Gozo. London: Cape. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-224-01656-8. OCLC 5154236. Playfair, Robert Lambert (1881). Handbook to the Mediterranean. Vol. 2. Murray.
Auberge_de_Castille
Scottish judge and scholar (1714–1799)
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (baptised 25 October 1714 – 26 May 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He
James_Burnett,_Lord_Monboddo
Public university in Scotland
College, the university's first custom-built building, by architect William Henry Playfair to plans by Robert Adam. During the 18th century, the university
University_of_Edinburgh
Public garden in Edinburgh, Scotland
particularly daffodils. Royal Terrace Gardens were designed by the architect William Henry Playfair, as part of his plan for the Eastern, or third New Town, approved
London Road Gardens, Edinburgh
London_Road_Gardens,_Edinburgh
School in Edinburgh, Scotland
onto Lauriston Place is by William Henry Playfair and dates from 1829. The chapel interior (1837) is by James Gillespie Graham, who is likely to have been
George_Heriot's_School
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